CONTENTS
ECOLOGY
BiOME
ROLE TERMS
PEREGRiNE ROLE
SYMBiOTiC RELATiONSHiPS
HOW ANiMALS RELATE
ADAPTATiONS

.:ECOLOGY:.

-What is Ecology? It is the branch of biology that deals with relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.

-What is an ecosystem? An ecosystem is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

.:BiOME:.

-What is a biome? A biome is a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat. (EXAMPLE: Forest or Tundra) Floras are the plants of a particular region, habitat or geological period.   Faunas are the animals of a particular region, habitat or geological period.

-What kind of biome is the peregrine falcon found in? Peregrine falcons are found in all kinds of large ecosystems, but the rain forests and arctic regions. EXAMPLES: The ram lives in a MOUNTAiN biome. And the starfish lives in a MARiNE biome. The lion and zebra lives in the SAVANNAH biome.

.:TO EAT OR WHAT NOT TO EAT:.

HERBiVORE-a herbivore is an animal that eats only plants.
CARNiVORE-a carnivore is an animal that eats other meat.
OMNiVORE-an omnivore is an animal that eats plants and animals
SCAVANGER-a scavenger is an animal that looks around for carrion (dead animals meat)

.:PEREGRiNE FALCON ROLE:.

The peregrine falcon plays a role in which it keeps its prey population controlled. Since the peregrine falcon preys of bird such as ducks and pigeons, they would keep its population controlled. The peregrine falcon is almost at the top of the food chain. It has no natural predators but the great horn owl and golden eagles.

.:SYMBiOTiC RELATiONSHiPS:.

-What is a symbiotic relationship? A symbiotic relationship is an interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both.

MUTUALiSM-both organisms are benefited EXAMPLE: The clown fish inside of the sea anemone is being protected by larger predators. While the anemone is stinging predators the clown fish gives the sea anemone a free cleaning with it swims around in the tentacles.

COMMENSALiSM-one organism is benefited and the other is not benefited or harmed EXAMPLE: A remora shark has an adhesive disks on the dorsal surface of their head. With this adhesive disk they can use it to stick themselves to larger animals such as the whale. Whales tend to be sloppy eaters so when a piece of meat seems to be floating off, they would disconnect themselves from the whales' body and eat that little piece that was floating away.

PARASiTiSM-one organism is benefited and the other is harmed EXAMPLE:  Ticks can attach themselves to deer and suck on the blood of the deer. Almost like a flea only a tick can be poisonous and can kill the host. A host is a living organism that is being used by a parasite to multiply and grow.

.:HOW ANiMALS RELATE TO EACH OTHER:.

Animals relate to each other because if something happens to one species then the other species will be affected. Every animal gets affected because of another animal. For example, most humans are omnivores. Some are herbivores, these are called vegetarians who refuse to kill an animal for food. Without plants, the humans life and animals that are herbivores will die. Because cows, giraffes, butterflies etc. rely on these plants. And plants also give us oxygen to breath and in return we give the plants carbon dioxide. Also, the limiting factor relates to each other. The peregrine falcon keeps it's prey population under control. And humans help with the population control by hunting. Hunting can be used to find meat for their own families.

.:PEREGRiNE ADAPTATiONS:.

-What is adaptation? Adaptation is the things an animal has in order to survive it's life. It could be camouflage, claws, speed, sight etc.

The wings of the peregrine falcon help it fly fast in the air and catch it's prey.

The peregrine falcon's talons helps it grabs its prey by diving and snatching it away with it sharp nails.

The peregrine falcon's beak helps the bird to rip it prey apart and feast upon it.

Some of the human invention  came from an animal's adaptation. For example, people have been making airplanes fly faster and faster. They are wondering why these planes started coming to certain speed now.  Researchers started to become curious of how the peregrine falcon can fly at such great speed and still be able to breath. They studied the peregrine falcon and found the answer to their problems. They found that in the nostrils of the falcon is a small cone that extends a little bit. They redesigned planes and found that they were successful with their invention from studying the peregrine falcon!! Going Up?